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DIAMONDBACKS

>> See Memory on page 9

MEMORY

>> See Diamondbacks on page 9

Magazine article connects woman with POW

for whom she prayedBy Charlene BissonINDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA Johanna Pond was watching a Vietnam War special featuring Ken Burns on PBS when it sparked a signifi cant life memory for her -- praying for a prisoner of war. So she pulled out a per-sonal memory box and found a bracelet that she bought in 1967. Engraved on its silver plate was the name of Sun City West resident Dwight E. Sul-livan, a retired Air Force colonel, who endured 5.5 years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. She had prayed daily for his safe re-turn when she bought the bracelet 50 years ago. Finding the bracelet pro-voked Ms.

Pond’s curi-osity to re-search on-line to fi nd out what had hap-pened to Mr. Sullivan. Ms. Pond, who lives in Williamsburg, Virginia, discovered an article in Sun Life Magazine about the Sullivans, penned by Surprise Today News Ed-itor Matt Roy.“I came of age during that time and have never forgotten the heroes of that war, the POWs in particu-lar,” Ms. Pond stated to Mr. Roy. “I pulled out the POW bracelet that I bought in 1967 for $1 with the name of Lt. Col. Dwight Sullivan, date of capture, 10-17-67.

Post-season woes don’t disuade fansDodgers sweep ‘Backs to advance to NLCS

By Matt RoyINDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIADespite the Dodgers post-season sweep of the Di-amondbacks in front of an in-different, if not hostile, home game crowd – a few true fans say they’re already looking forward to next season.Attendees at the third (and fi nal) game of the National League Division series at Chase Field on Oct. 9 were treated to a patriotic display, with Old Glory unfurled into the shape of the contiguous United States and yet wav-ing as Roger Clines intoned his rendition of the Nation-al Anthem. Although facing a sweep at home, just fi ve days following

a hard-fought one-game wild-card win over the Rockies, local fans eagerly anticipat-ed the fi rst pitch, still hope-ful their team could turn it around with an ace pitcher starting at home.“I expect this to be the start of the sweep … a three -game sweep,” said Barry Knight of El Mirage, who said he has been a Diamondbacks fan for nine years since mov-ing to the area from St. Lou-is. Even when the team los-es, the games this year have kept his attention, he said.“It’s like a heart attack. They wait for the last min-ute,” Mr. Knight said. “Hope-fully they’re going to do that in these three games.”Wally Laut from Sun City West said he comes out to the ballpark a half-dozen times each season, but was sur-prised to see so many L.A.

fans in the stands for the playoff game, which report-edly sold out with 48,641 in attendance.“I couldn’t believe how many people from Califor-nia came over. It’s a pretty strong fan base,” Mr. Laut said.

In another less-welcomed patriotic display, the outfi eld benches brimmed with red and blue while the D-backs seemingly hoisted the white fl ag. Though local fans at times mustered a half-hearted “Beat L.A.,” Dodgers fans seemed to own the space equally, booing Archie Brad-ley’s throws to first and cheering loudly for home runs off the bats of Cody Bellinger and Austin Barnes.With another botched out-ing for the team’s ace, an evening of lackluster offen-

sive output, which ensured pitching wouldn’t matter as the snakes scored only once against Yu Darvish, who threw 52 strikes on 74 pitches over seven innings and struck out seven to leave his team up 3-1.By comparison, Zach Gre-inke – with four seasons re-maining on his $260 million contract – threw 62 strikes out of 105 deliveries over the same five-inning stretch, with 29 pitches served up in the fi rst inning alone. He fi nished the post-season with an ERA north of seven.Mr. Laut offered not criti-cism, but sympathy.“He just wasn’t hot to-night,” he said. “He’s good. Everyone has an off night.”William Fisch, who has been a season ticket holder since moving to Phoenix in

From left, Daniel Rodarte of Surprise and Barry Knight of El Mirage get ready to cheer on their respective teams in Game 3 of the National League Division Series

Oct. 10 at Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. [Submitted photo]

VETERANS SALUTESee guest commentary, Page 6

National

association

predicts record-

setting sales

By Matt Roy

INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA

Experts predict robust

holidays sales and, if Hallow-

een is any indication, Christ-

mas may come early for re-

tailers in 2017.

Spirit Halloween stores

have been popping up

throughout the Valley, oc-

cupying empty retail spac-

es, such as the vacant space

formerly occupied by Alb-

ertson’s grocery store near

Bell Road and the Loop 303

in Surprise.

Spirit Halloween has also

opened stores in Glendale

and Peoria among their 29

locations in the Valley this

year.Erin Springer, who coor-

dinates media relations for

the national chain, said sales

predictions for the season

are especially optimistic.

“Reports show spending

should be $9.1 billion this

year, up from $8.4 billion last

year,” Ms. Springer said. “We

are thrilled with that and an-

ticipate a great 2017 season.”

She said their company

does not open pop-up stores

for Thanksgiving or Christ-

mas, but the they do offer

holiday decorations and oth-

er items at their online store,

spirithalloween.com.

The National Retail Foun-

dation, a trade association

representing stores across

America and in 45 countries,

made the predictions. Ms.

Springer cited reports pub-

lished in September and ear-

lier this month on their web-

site, nrf.com.

According to survey

data, NRF predicts Hal-

loween sales will set new re-

cords this year, leading into

above-average sales for the

whole holiday quarter.

The association asserts

the Christmas shopping

season will be strong as well,

with an extra weekend shop-

ping day available for a total

of 32 shopping days between

Thanksgiving and Christ-

mas, one more than last year.

“Our forecast reflects

the very realistic steady

momentum of the econo-

my and overall strength of

the industry,” stated Mat-

thew Shay, NRF president

and CEO, who was quoted

in one report. “Although this

year hasn’t been perfect, es-

pecially with the recent dev-

astating hurricanes, we be-

lieve that a longer shopping

season and strong consumer

confi dence will deliver retail-

ers a strong holiday season.”

John Edens, a district

sales manager for Spirit

Halloween in the Valley, said

clowns have been among the

most popular costumes this

year at their North Peoria

store, 25406 N. Lake Pleas-

ant Parkway, due in part to

the recent release of the ma-

jor motion picture adapta-

tion of one of Stephen King’s

iconic horror novels.

“With the craze of IT,

clown costumes have been

really popular this year,” said

Mr. Edens. “Not just the IT,

but clown costumes in gen-

eral. We have a section of

clown costumes and their’s

all kinds of versions.”

Animatronic displays have

also seen a surge in popu-

larity this year as well, espe-

cially those featuring clowns,

he said.“It been really interest-

ing with animatronics,”

Mr. Edens said. “We have a

scary clown that is seven or

eight feet tall. We sold pretty

much all but our displays in

the fi rst week to 10 days. It

went really fast and was one

of our most popular ones.”

Local mom-and-pop

stores also report strong

sales and high expectations

for the Halloween season

this year.

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EDUCATION

ECONOMY

>> See Education on page 3

School letter grades

releasedMixed results

from WV public

districts

By Philip Haldiman

INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA

The Arizona Department

of Education released A-F let-

ter grades and it is a mixed

bag when it comes to the

three Northwest Valley public

school districts — Deer Val-

ley, Peoria and Dysart unifi ed.

Across the Northwest Val-

ley public school districts,

about 80 percent of the

schools received an A or B

letter grade.

Broken down, about 85 per-

cent of DVUSD schools re-

ceived an A or B grade, 82

percent of PUSD schools re-

ceived an A or B grade and 61

percent of Dysart schools re-

ceived an A or B grade.

Districts and schools are

given the opportunity to ap-

peal but none of the three dis-

tricts chose to do so.

Arizona state law requires

public schools to be graded

on this scale annually and

this is the fi rst time schools

have received letter grades

since 2014. The new system

is based on a broader range

of measures to determine ar-

eas where schools are excel-

ling or need growth.

An A signifi es an excellent

performing school, a B signi-

>> See Spirit on page 3

Spirit Halloween assistant manager Jennifer Castellucci places a gangster costume on the wall Oct. 13 at Spirit

Halloween, 25406 N. Lake Pleasant Parkway, in Peoria. Retailers are expecting a strong Halloween season for costume

sales this year. [Jacob Stanek/Independent Newsmedia]

Retailers prep for Halloween fun

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Perfect ScoresDeer Valley students

honored; 12

Scottsdale Schools is moving forward with nego-tiations to sell its former headquarters to Hospice of the Valley, district leaders confi rmed on Thursday, Oct. 5.

During a special meeting held at Coronado High School, 7501 E. Virginia Ave., the Scottsdale Unifi ed School District Governing Board gave direction to district offi cials to continue deliberations with Hospice of the Valley. This is the second time the school district has attempted to sell the property, school offi cials say. In June, the Governing Board voted 3-0 to move forward with a purchase proposal from Hospice of the Valley for $4.4 million. Governing Board member Allyson Beckham was absent from the June meeting, while board mem-

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Scottsdale talks bus, bell scheduleThe Scottsdale Unifi ed School Dis-trict Governing Board discussed SUSD’s bus and bell schedules to fi nd savings in transportation.

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Hospice of the Valley offers $4.4M for old SUSD headquartersBy Melissa FittroIndependent Newsmedia

IndexCommunity News ..........4Opinions ........................6Education.....................12Neighbors ....................18Entertainment ..............20Puzzle ..........................24Classi eds ...................26Puzzles ........................25Living in Paradise ........16

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By Melissa FittroIndependent NewsmediaThe evolution of educa-tion for Scottsdale’s youth has been constant since the fi rst school house opened in 1909.Although spanning more than 100 years, the local schools have grown from eight children being taught inside a home in 1896, to Scottsdale Grammar School being built in September 1928, to the expansion of Scottsdale Unifi ed School Dis-trict, to having more choices than one can name in 2017. Private, charter, home, or public schools all bubble to the top of the education con-versation. Each option offers something different, and all draw local students. In the era of school choice, the Scottsdale Unifi ed School District is fi nding itself searching for ways to tell its own story.

School districts and indi-

vidual campuses across the Valley are each fi nding their own recipe for success by using paid advertisements, social media and any other means possible. For SUSD, their newest marketing ingre-dient is sponsored video.When parents --- or po-tential parents --- log onto their school’s website, some-where on the homepage is a 5-6 minute video sponsored

by longtime, family-owned real estate company Russ Lyon Sotheby’s. The video interviews the principal, teachers and high-lights the unique aspects of each school, while showing students immersed in their daily school routines. “In the era of school choice, it is more important

21ST CENTURY MARKETINGSUSD traverses advertising marketplace

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Bike plan perplexesmovers and shakersLevels of government look to align

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By Terrance ThorntonIndependent NewsmediaThe Town of Paradise Valley is continuing to struggle with how both elected and appointed leaders of the munic-ipality can develop a pedestrian and bicycle master plan anyone can live with.Paradise Valley Town Council Thursday, Oct. 12 hosted a work study session at Town Hall, 6401 E. Lincoln Drive, to develop or revise a Statement of Direction on how its Planning Commission --- an advi-sory board to the local governing body --- ought to go about evaluating the townwide proposal.However, town coun-cil had already issued an SOD to its Planning Commission regard-

ing the consultant- and staff-driven pedestrian and bicycle master plan, which had already been a part of the advisory board’s purview.In August 2016, Para-dise Valley Town Coun-cil authorized a contract with Coffman Studio at a rate of $143,695.02 for the development of a bicycle and pedestrian master plan. The mo-tion carried 5-1, with then-Counci lwoman Maria Syms dissenting, and Mayor Michael Col-lins absent.Since that time a tre-mendous amount of resident feedback has been received at Town Hall --- both negative and positive --- regarding how the local munici-

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According to Johnny

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spokesman, just about any-

where people congregate.

“Bedbugs tend to be found

where people tend to sit and

sleep,” he said. “We hear

perhaps more about hotels,

but they could be found in

schools and restaurants and

I’ve heard stories we even got

them in an airplane.”

Last week, a Canadian

family claimed they were bit-

ten by the nocturnal blood

feeders while on an overnight

fl ight to London, prompting

an apology from British Air-

ways.Environmental Services

offi cials received 449 com-

plaints about bedbugs in the

county from October 2016 to

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>> See Bedbugs on page 9

FINDINGS OF 2015 BUGS

WITHOUT BORDERS SURVEY

•Nearly all (99.6 percent) pest

professionals have treated

bedbugs in the past year,

unchanged from 2013, but higher

compared to fi ve, 10 and 15 years

ago.•The top three places where

pest professionals report fi nding

bedbugs are apartments/

condominiums (95 percent) and

single-family homes (93 percent)

and hotels/motels (75 percent).

Past surveys have shown these

environments to consistently be

the top three where bed bugs have

been encountered.

•Bedbugs are also found

seemingly everywhere else and in

higher numbers, such as nursing

homes, college dorms, offi ces,

schools and daycare centers,

hospitals, public transportation

and others.

•In addition to the environments

above, pest professionals also

report fi nding bedbugs in some

very unusual places, results that

illustrate how problematic this

pest really is: A prosthetic leg; in

a casket with a deceased body;

vent above the bathtub; dance

club; 91 1 call center; and in a tow

boat on the Ohio River. Bedbugs

remain the most challenging pest

to treat according to 68 percent of

survey respondents, slightly lower

than the 76 percent who said so

in 2013, showcasing the industry’s

greater understanding of ways to

effectively combat bed bugs.

•Although not a seasonal pest, 61

percent of respondents said they

received more calls at certain

times of the year. Of those, two-

thirds (66 percent) said summer

was the busiest season. People

may unknowingly be transporting

more bedbugs back home during

the summer due to increased

travel, use of public transportation

and hotel stays compared to other

times of the year.

Source: National Pest

Management and the University

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Arizona Humane Society encourages

fostering to reduce ‘astronomical’

cost of caring for kittens

By Maddy Ryan

CRONKITE NEWS

Phoenix • Tiny meows echo

through the room as volun-

teers in yellow smocks feed,

weigh and record every kit-

ten in the Arizona Humane

Society’s Bottle Baby Inten-

sive Care Unit.

When a rescue worker

showed up at the nonprofi t’s

Phoenix facility with a card-

board crate in her hands on

a recent Friday afternoon, a

spokeswoman looked over

and said, “Don’t bring them

more kittens. They can’t (take

them).”

The worker hesitantly re-

plied, “Just one.”

From the time newborn

kittens arrive at the ICU un-

til they qualify for adoption, it

costs the Arizona Humane So-

ciety an average of $1,149 per

kitten, spokeswoman Bretta

Nelson said.

“The cost for these little

guys is astronomical,” Ms.

Nelson said. “We don’t euth-

anize for space or resources,

so these guys can stay as long

as they want.”

The ICU takes care of kit-

tens that range in age from

newborns — which require 24-

hour care — to older kittens

that need socialization while

they gain weight in prepara-

tion for adoption.

Between staffi ng, medical

and food supplies, it costs

the Arizona Humane Soci-

ety nearly $200,000 to oper-

ate the ICU yearly, according

to its website.

The process of caring for

these kittens is extensive.

Workers place new kittens

in a kennel outfi tted with blan-

kets, food, water and a heat-

PETS

>> See Kittens on page 9Kittens in the care of the Arizona Humane Society’s Bottle Baby Intensive Care Unit range in ages from one-day-old to

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By Wendy MillerIndependent Newspapers

After nine months of discussions, the Queen Creek Town Council approved motions to move forward the proposed

Barney Farms residential community at the north end of the community.The council rejected requests for a con-tinuance by area businesspeople and a lo-cal municipality, saying the latter could have

discussed their issues earlier, Councilwoman Julia Wheatley said during a phone interview.

The voting took place after two public hearings during the council’s Sept. 21 meeting at Queen Creek Town Hall, 22350 S. Ellsworth Road.

Council members Craig Barnes, Robin Benning, Jeff Brown, Emilena Turley and Ms. Wheatley approved the two motions. Mayor Gail Barney recused himself be-cause of a confl ict of interest — the land is

owned and being developed by the Newell Barney Family Farms of Queen Creek. Council-woman Wheatley, who has previously served as the town’s vice mayor, led the discussion.

Vice Mayor Dawn Oliphant was not pres-ent.

Among those requesting a continuance were Bill Jabjiniak, economic development director for the city of Mesa; Sally Harrison,

Barney Farms rezoning request approved

See Barney Farms — Page 8

Special to the Independent/Town of Queen Creek

See West Park — Page 7

Members of the Queen Creek Town Council asked that the conceptual design for the 30-acre West Park,

above, be returned to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee so that additional open spaces and

parking could be considered.

Back to the drawing board

Riggs Road open houseLearn about future road widening and drainage im-provements Sept. 28 from MCDOT representatives. Page 4

By Wendy MillerIndependent Newspapers

More open space and parking.Citing a need for both, members of the Queen Creek Town Council voted

in favor of returning a proposed conceptual plan for the new $17 million West Park recre-ation area to the town’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee for further study.The action took place during the council’s Sept. 21 regular meeting held at Queen Creek Town Hall, 22350 S. Ellsworth Road. Mayor Gail Barney and council members Craig Barnes, Robin Benning, Jeff Brown, Emilena Turley and Julia Wheatley voted to return the design. Vice Mayor Dawn Oliphant was not present. “I’d rather do it right the fi rst time than look at something and say, ‘oh now we’re go-ing to do something on the other side and we should have done it a little bit different (in the fi rst place),’” Councilman Barnes said.

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District 3 vacancy to be fi lled next month

>> See Vacancy on page 3

>> See In-N-Out on page 3

Williams

resigns after

10 years on

council

By Richard Smith

INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA

Thus far only one candi-

date has thrown her hat in

the ring for the City Coun-

cil vacancy in District 3

caused by John Williams’

resignation.

Gisele Norberg, who

ran against Mr. Williams

in 2016, said last week she

remains interested.

“I am just as committed

now to take that position

as I was last year. I learned

so much on the campaign

and being able to learn on

P&Z is fantastic and I love

being there,” Ms. Norberg

said. “It’s defi nitely still a

desire I have. John has

done a great job, especial-

ly with the youth council.”

Mr. Williams submit-

ted a letter of resignation

from the City Council ef-

fective immediately Aug.

15. He wrote that the deci-

sion was best for his fami-

ly, his ability to support my

family, and the best way

to serve Surprise and his

district.Mr. Williams is the ath-

letic director at Willow

Canyon High School, a role

he began in the fall of 2015.

These increased duties led

to him debating whether

to seek re-election in ear-

ly 2016 before deciding to Surprise Council Member John Williams, right, speaks about road improvements during a Surprise Regional

Chamber of Commerce forum July 27, 2016 at Surprise Ford in Surprise, while his opponent in that election,

Gisele Norberg, watches. Mr. Williams resigned from his District 3 council seat on Aug. 15. As of Aug. 17, Ms.

Norberg was the only resident to declare her intent to seek that seat. [Independent Newsmedia fi le]

By Richard Smith

INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA

In-N-Out Burger is cleared

to build its downtown Sur-

prise location after the unan-

imous approval of the site

plan Aug. 17 by the Surprise

Planning and Zoning Com-

mission.After some contention in

the Dec. 20, 2016 City Coun-

cil meeting, the council ap-

proved the overall eight-

acre Thompson Thrift plat

which now includes In-N-

Out — though development

agreements with the popu-

lar burger chain and near-

by Starbuck’s were not com-

pleted at the time.

The planning commission

had few questions about the

1.6-acre site plan. In-N-Out

will have 71 parking spots

and enough queing distance

for 20 cars.

“Pedestrian connectivi-

ty is very important to this

project (as required by the

PAD),” Surprise Planner

Robert Kuhfuss said. “This

has a very lengthy queing

distance. City code requires

140 feet. This is 400 and is

based on the business model

that In-and-Out has. They do

have that demand out there.”

Mayor Sharon Wolcott’s

major concern with the par-

cel was three drive-thru

restaurants including Rais-

ing Cane’s and the then-un-

named Starbuck’s and In-

N-Out.“This is our gateway to the

city and this is a pretty im-

portant project that we’ve

been anticipating for a long

time,” Mayor Wolcott said

on Dec. 20. ”The biggest con-

cern I have, which councilor

(Todd) Tande referred to, is

along the majority of the en-

try points is actually a queue

for fast food restaurants. But

to squeeze three drive-thrus

on one rather tight parcel of

land is concerning to me for

safety points and for those

people who have to cross a

drive-thru queue.”

In-N-Out will have a

shared parking agreement

with the restaurants brought

in by Thompson Thrift,

which are under construc-

tion now.Its architectural design fol-

lows the Civic Center’s Med-

iterranean theme. Since De-

cember, the drive-thru queue

was extended.

“I do have to commend the

Planners vote clears way for

In-N-Out Burger downtown

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The Independent con-tinues a feature highlight-ing the wildlife and scenic beauty of the community.

We want your photos

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Fall pickleball leagues offered by city

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From left at the Sept. 6 council meeting are Apache Junction Mayor John Insalaco; Lucretia “Trish”

Pelletier, library supervisor for circulation, cataloging and acquisitions; City Manager Bryant Powell;

and Library Director Spencer Paden.

By Richard H. DyerIndependent Newspapers

How to provide services at the Apache Junction Active Adult Center in the short- and long-term was discussed at

the Sept. 6 meeting of the Apache Junction City Council.

The city was notifi ed this summer that changes in funding allocations are forcing East Valley Adult Resources to discontinue services in the city. The agency offers pro-grams for seniors, transportation and meals under its agreement with the city of Apache Junction. It is open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday inside the Apache Junction Multi-Gen-

erational Center, 1035 N. Idaho Road.Pinal Gila Council for Senior Citizens of-fi cials are willing to assist in the short-term, Liz Langenbach, director of Apache Junction Parks and Recreation, said to the council in a presentation.She showed in a slide show that costs for the 2015-16 fi scal year were more than $384,000 for three core services: congregate meals, home-delivered meals and transpor-tation.

Needed servicesTwo senior citizens using the active adult center Sept. 7 said they need the services

that are provided.“They were talking about if they lost theirfi nances maybe they might close it down.We’ll... have nothing. One, we’ll have no-where to go; two, we’ll have nowhere to gogrocery shopping at all,” Judy Cain, 72, said.

“Put in there in big capital letters, ‘weneed funding from somebody.’ Because thisplace is our ...life raft. This place is that to

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Pelletier honoredfor 30 yearswith AJ libraryBy Richard H. DyerIndependent Newspapers

An employee who has worked three de-cades at the Apache Junction Public Li-brary was honored at the Sept. 6 Apache

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By Melissa FittroIndependent Newsmedia Nearly four months into a 12-month contract extension, Scottsdale Unifi ed School District Interim Superintendent Dr. Denise Birdwell is continuing to march for-ward despite a cloudy future. Dr. Birdwell hopes to become the permanent superintendent, but the decision is in the hands of the Scottsdale Unifi ed School District Govern-ing Board, she says.“I continue to serve at the will of the Gov-erning Board,” said Dr. Birdwell in a Sept. 22 interview at Scottsdale Schools headquarters. “If the Governing

Board goes out for the superintendent search, I will put in for it. I’m enjoying Scottsdale, and I really enjoy the work we’re doing here. It’s very exciting work to do and I’m committed to staying to help Scott-sdale continue to grow.” During a Feb. 25 study session, the Gov-erning Board voted 4-1 to defer the search for a permanent superin-tendent search until the 2016-17 school year. The dissenting vote was from Governing Board President Bonnie Sneed. Pam Kirby, a Gov-erning Board member, motioned for the defer-ment, citing that the dis-

Local voters will elect three people to Scottsdale City Coun-cil and a mayor after foregoing a primary election process, at the Tuesday, Nov. 8 general election.Scottsdale mayoral candi-dates are Mayor Jim Lane and challenger Bob Littlefi eld while city council candidates are challenger Dan Schweiker and incumbents Suzanne Klapp, Virginia Korte and Guy

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By Terrance ThorntonIndependent NewsmediaWhile a citizen petition failed to gain traction at Scott-sdale City Council Monday, Sept. 19 two community ad-vocates --- Howard Myers and Jason Alexander --- remain steadfast in their assertion the public must decide what occurs in the McDowell So-noran Preserve.The city’s stance: Section 8, Article 8 of the Scottsdale City Charter provides the council with the authority to designate or not to desig-nate lands owned by the city as Preserve lands therefore framing development con-straints on defi ned lands. The proposal of a des-ert-appreciation venue coined --- the Scottsdale Desert Discovery Center --- has become the focal point of local politics with citizen factions now fully sprung on

both sides of the issue.Mr. Alexander, the public face of the anonymous “No DDC” community group, now fi nds himself at the helm

of a political action commit-tee, which he says is meant to throw support behind certain political candidates in the up-coming November city coun-cil election.The No DDC effort be-came a PAC as of Tuesday, Sept. 20 with Mr. Alexander noted as the chairman, ac-cording to the Scottsdale City Clerk’s Offi ce.Mr. Meyers, who started

the “Protect our Preserve” ef-fort, says while he was hope-ful his group’s petition would spark an about-face from city council on construction pursued within the Preserve he was not surprised by the outcome.Both men say a public vote will happen on the proposed construction of a Desert Dis-covery Center at the Gateway to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve either by legal chal-lenge or through referendum.They also assert they are waiting for the next step from the Desert Discovery Center Scottsdale outfi t, which was given $1.69 million by city council last January to de-velop a business plan for the proposed desert appreciation venue.

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Scottsdale acquiresPreserve parcelsThe city of Scottsdale was the successful bidder for state land to add to its McDowell Sonoran Preserve.

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By Josh MartinezIndependent NewsmediaWhenever the kicking unit for the Cactus Shadows High School freshman football team takes the fi eld, there is an added measure of pres-sure to block for the offensive line.On top of trying to success-fully convert a fi eld goal or a point after touchdown, those offensive lineman know who stands behind them ready to send the ball between the fi eld goal posts: female kicker Karli Koskovich.So far this season, that offensive line has done their job as she has yet to take a hit from the defense.Koskovich is in a unique predicament. She is a highly competitive athlete and that competitiveness has helped her fi nd her way to the foot-ball fi eld kicking fi eld goals

and kickoffs for the freshman team.However, Koskovich said this isn’t an idea that devel-oped recently, but rather started brewing when she was seven years old.She said her dad, current Paradise Valley High School assistant coach Greg Koskov-ich, used to coach for a youth football team in Anthem. Af-ter her soccer practices, Karli said she would head down to her dad’s practice fi elds and,

with the help of one of the football players, she would just start kicking.Karli said that start blos-somed into eight years worth of kicking fi eld goals on the side. She said what really got her noticed was when she was kicking fi eld goals after a Paradise Valley game.She said while on the fi eld, CCHS head coach Mike Hud-nutt saw her kicking and in-quired about her.However, Karli’s mom, Barbie Koskovich, said her daughter was a bit unsure on whether she wanted to kick in competitive games. How-ever, Mrs. Koskovich said that all changed over the summer as Karli decided she wanted to get in contact with coach Hudnutt to express her inter-est.“I said ‘great, it’s all up to See CSHS — Page 3

While a citizen petition failed to gain traction at Scottsdale City Council Monday, Sept. 19 two community advocates --- Howard Myers and Jason Alexander --- remain steadfast in their assertion the public must decide what occurs in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve.The city’s stance: Section 8, Article 8 of the Scottsdale City Charter provides the council with the authority to designate or not to designate lands owned by the city as Preserve lands therefore fram-ing development constraints on defi ned lands.

The proposal of a desert-appreciation venue coined --- the Scottsdale Desert Discovery Center --- has become the focal point of local politics with citizen factions now fully sprung on both sides of the issue.

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By Melissa FittroIndependent NewsmediaIn what may seem like a never-ending saga, the Town of Paradise Valley has taken another step toward understand-ing the depth of its cell phone coverage issues at a Sept. 22 study ses-sion.During the meeting held at Town Hall, 6401 E. Lincoln Drive, Presi-dent and CEO of Ghost Networks Robert Lopez thoroughly walked town offi cials through prob-lems town residents face when it comes to poor cell phone reception.Mr. Lopez presented town offi cials with a vi-able solution: installing three macro sites with-

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STAYING AHEAD OF REVENUE DROPSun City Fire offi cials study shared servicesBy Rusty Bradshaw

INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIAIn their continuing effort to stay ahead of shrinking reve-nue, Sun City Fire District of-fi cials are researching more options for shared operations with other districts.Sun City Fire offi cials ear-

lier this year concluded an agreement with the Daisy Mountain Fire District to share fl eet maintenance. That arrangement is right on tar-get for the savings projected, according to Ron Deadman, Sun City assistant fi re chief.

“We had projected about 23 percent savings, and that is about what we have seen so far,” he said.With that success, district

officials are researching the possibility of sharing other op-erational aspects with Daisy Mountain, and Black Canyon Fire District, which is managed by DMFD. Those operational areas include administration, billing, payroll and purchasing.

Mr. Deadman said the dis-

trict could save another 10 percent through bulk pur-chases of apparatus and other larger equipment and about 18 percent through bulk purchases of EMS supplies.

While Daisy Mountain and Black Canyon are the only fi re districts Sun City is actively conducting shared services with, there could be more, ac-cording to Mike Thompson, Sun City fi re chief.“There are other districts

that have contacted us to talk about this for the future,” he said.

Similar shared operations were discussed with the Sur-prise and Sun City West de-partments several years ago but nothing came of it, ac-cording to Mr. Thompson.

If shared services are con-cluded with other districts and in other areas besides maintenance, Sun City fire offi cials will not layoff person-nel, but see additional savings through attrition when em-ployees leave or retire, ac-cording to Mr. Thompson.

“Down the road this could lead to district mergers,” he added.

A Sun City fi refi ghter hoses down an overturned car on 99th Avenue to prevent fi re while two Maricopa County Sheriff’s

deputies watch for other traffi c. [Submitted photo]

>> See Share on page 7

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Northwest Valley voters face choices

By Rusty BradshawINDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIAThere will be plenty of

choices to make for North-west Valley voters when they receive their 2016 general election ballots.In addition to the presi-

dential election — featuring Donald Trump, Republican; Hillary Clinton, Democrat: Gary Johnson, Libertarian;

and Jill Stein, Green — vot-ers will face decisions for U.S.

senator, house of represen-tatives, Arizona house and senate, Maricopa county po-sitions and the Arizona Cor-poration Commission. Also on the ballot will be two mea-sures, one to legalize marijua-na for recreational use (Prop-osition 205) and the other to increase the state minimum wage (Proposition 206).

Sun City and Youngtown

residents will decide wheth-er the Sun City Fire District should receive $10 million in bonds to build a new fi re station and replace aging fi re trucks.

Information on candidates running in various races is listed below. Detailed arti-cles on each race and ballot measure will be published in future editions of the Daily

News-Sun. The District 21 Senate and Maricopa Coun-ty supervisor unopposed elec-tions were profiled Sept. 8 and the District 21 House race was featured Sept. 9.County racesMaricopa County has two

positions Northwest Valley residents will vote on with candidates running unop-

ELECTION

INFOBOX LEDEIN ELECTION CALENDARMonday, Oct. 10 — Voter registration deadline for general

election.Wednesday, Oct. 12 — Early voting begins for general election.Tuesday, Nov. 8 — General

election.

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Biundo resigns

from council

By Richard Smith

INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA

Surprise Vice Mayor Jim

Biundo submitted his letter

of resignation to City Clerk

Sherry Aguilar Sept. 7, eight

days after losing a re-election

bid at the center of the city’s

stormy political climate.

Biundo directly referred to

the Aug. 30 primary election

as the impetus for his deci-

sion. Newcomer and fellow

Sun City Grand resident Jim

Hayden won the District 2

race with an unoffi cial vote to-

tal of 3,600 to Biundo’s 2,667.

“The majority of the voters

in District Two have made a

decision that I not continue

as their City Council repre-

sentative. That is their will,

and I respect it; therefore, I

am resigning effective Sep-

tember 9, 2016,” Mr. Biundo

wrote in his resignation let-

ter sent Sept. 7.

Of the three council races

decided last month, District

2 was the most fraught with

controversy. Mayor Sharon

Wolcott, herself a Sun City

Grand resident, endorsed Mr.

Hayden and backed him heav-

ily throughout the campaign.

At the Aug. 16 City Council

meeting, Mr. Biundo raised an

ethics complaint related to

the mayor using her title in

support of Mr. Hayden’s cam-

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City approves adding

2 ambulances in 2017

By Richard Smith

INDEPENDENT NEWMEDIA

In early 2017, the Surprise

Fire-Medical Department

will add two new ambulanc-

es, one in Sun City Grand and

the other to replace the used

ambulance now operating

out of Fire Station 305.

By a 5-0 vote Sept. 6 with

Mayor Sharon Wolcott and

vice mayor Jim Biundo ab-

sent, the council approved

a $639,000 capital expense

to purchase two new ambu-

lances and cover $50,000 in

remodeling Fire Station 302,

18600 N. Reems Road, to

house the second ambulance.

In addition to the new ser-

vice from Fire Station 302,

the other will take the place

of the used ambulance pur-

chased last fall and providing

the only city-operated ser-

vice at Station 305, 15517 N.

Parkview Place.

The ambulance in opera-

tion now will be kept in re-

serve. That will avoid hav-

ing to borrow an ambulance

from another local fire de-

partment during repair or

in the event of a breakdown

“Today we went over to

Daisy Mountain Fire District

(in Anthem) and borrowed

an ambulance for the after-

noon so we could get an oil

change on the existing one,”

Surprise Fire-Medical Chief

Tom Abbott said during the

Sept. 6 council meeting. “To-

morrow we’ll take that am-

bulance back to them.”

Once the ambulance now

in use is transitioned to a re-

serve role, the plan is to store

it at the city’s yard if space

is available or a fi re station

if the yard remains at capac-

ity, Chief Abbott said.

He also said the city’s fi rst

trial run with an ambulance

has been successful. Service

started Nov. 2, 2015. In a little

more than nine months, Am-

bulance 305 exceeded its fi rst

year projections for calls.

Thus far, Ambulance 305

is arriving at 95 percent of

its calls in 10 minutes or less,

Chief Abbott said. That is

considerably above the 90

percent required by the Ar-

izona Department of Health

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PUSD ushers in ‘new age of personalized learning’

Schoolnet allows teachers to work easier By Philip HaldimanINDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIAOfficials say a newly

launched program in the

Peoria Unified School Dis-trict will help teachers bet-ter instruct their students.

Schoolnet is an instruction-al management system that is expected to improve the way the district gathers and uses data to support student suc-cess and improve teaching

and learning, combine assess-ments, as well as use tools to promote academic achieve-ment under one platform.

Superintendent Darwin Stiffl er at a recent Governing Board meeting said the new platform will not supplant the magic that happens between

a student and a teacher, but instead will act as a fi le cab-inet on steroids to make the teacher’s job easier.The fi rst year cost for the

program is $267,650.“The teacher goes from this cabinet to that cupboard, to a book over here, pulling re-

sources from many different places over there. They have been chasing this holy grail that we call differentiation. They have so many kids and they’re not all at the same spot,” he said. “This (pro-gram) gives us real time data

EDUCATION

PointPanthersPeoria’s Maci Ippolito, center, and Shannon Sons, right, celebrate with

teammates Jocelyn Torres (8), Alline Sandoval (10) and Rita Abilio (4) after scoring a point in their match against Dysart on Thrusday

at Peoria High School. The Panthers won their second match of the season with a 3-0 victory over the Demons. See page 14 for full coverage. [Independent Newsmedia/

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Eyes on the prizeIronwood badminton player Mary Gregorio lunges to hit a shot during practice at the school. Ironwood is hoping to reap the reward of another division

in badminton this year. In years past, there was just one division and Ironwood regularly made the playoffs, only to lose to much larger schools. Now, the

Eagles are in Division II this season and have opened the year undefeated. [Independent Newsmedia/Alexandra Gaspar] Story on Page 12.

Glendale

offi cials

critical of

election process

By Cecilia Chan

INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA

Glendale adopted the offi -

cial vote count last week but

not before some of its council

members harshly criticized

the county for how it handled

the city election.

A polling place that opened

late on primary election day

and a bag of ballots left unat-

tended overnight in a school

building prompted concerns

among elected leaders. The

Glendale City Council elec-

tion was tight with an upset

in the Yucca District race

where the incumbent lost

by 46 votes.

“We entered into a con-

tract with Maricopa Coun-

ty to conduct the election for

us,” Councilman Bart Turn-

er said. “We have a duty on

the taxpayers’ behalf of get-

ting what we paid for.”

Mr. Turner said the county

was not proactive with pre-

dictable diffi culties such as

a polling place opening up

late and election offi cials kept

the Glendale city clerk in the

dark about problems that oc-

curred. He also raised con-

cerns with unattended bal-

lots left at Don Mensendick

Elementary School near 67th

and Missouri avenues.

“I’m concerned that the

county did not attach a much

higher level of rigor in its

ELECTION

>> See Election on page x

Westgate Village facility

given OK by council

By Cecilia Chan

INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA

Construction of a senior

independent living facility

at the southeast corner of

89th and Gendale avenues

is scheduled to begin at the

end of the year.

Glendale City Council last

week gave a unanimous

thumbs up for the project

dubbed Westgate Village.

The project is less than a

mile from Westgate Enter-

tainment District. The 19-

acre development is a joint

collaboration between Sante

Partners and Holiday Retire-

ment. The proposal to rezone

and amend the general plan

to allow for the development

easily cleared the Planning

Commission in August.

Under the proposal, about

6 acres of the site would be

dedicated to a three-story

senior independent living fa-

cility, housing approximate-

ly 175 units that are studios

and one- and two-bedrooms.

DEVELOPMENT

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

>> See Village on page x

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